Will the Jets trade for another high profile quarterback the second year in a row?

Oh no…there's no way I'm getting involved in this mess again.

The popular rumor making the rounds is that the New York Jets are one of the teams interested in trading for disgruntled Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler. If there is any truth to the rumor, this would be the second offseason in which the Jets attempted to plug their quarterback vacancy with a major star.

As those Gang Green Faithful who regularly read this blog can attest to, I'm the guy who wrote a series of articles advising the Jets not to obtain an aging Brett Favre, then had to eat a heaping portion of crow when the blockbuster deal was announced.

My main objection to the trade was that I didn't want the team to surrender a high draft pick for a legend who was refusing to “go gentle into that good night” but instead, was intent upon signing up for one last shot at glory. In hindsight, the fourth round pick that Favre ended up costing the team was something I could easily live with.

However, this time around, we're not talking about a 39 year old on his last legs. Cutler is only 26, not yet in his prime and would cost a good deal more than a fourth rounder.

For what it's worth, new head coach Rex Ryan has not added much speculation to the story and seems to be content to let Kellen Clemens and Brett Ratliff battle it out for the job (with Clemens having the obvious advantage.) There was no such feeling from former head coach Eric Mangini, who never seemed sold on Clemens as a starter.

Still, owner Woody Johnson does like to make his splash in the media. Also, let's not forget, the Jets still have a ton of Personal Seat Licenses to seel to help pay for their new stadium. Johnson may feel that the “steak” he is serving to the fans requires a bit more “sizzle”.

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In response to “Cutler to Jets? Here we go again”

I am not a very big Jay Cutler fan, as I wasn't much of a Brett Favre fan, but the reasoning behind that, is because I'm not big on the “Me first” attitude that he has. I hate when players think that they are above being traded, or in Cutlers case, being above trade rumors. I believe that he hasn't proven enough to warrent that status, nor do I feel that any player warrents that status (even Brady and Manning).So with that said, clearly Cutler is not the QB for me, but unfortunately, if he was rumored to be heading to Oakland, I would be thrilled to have him. Not that we really need him, because Russell still has a lot of prospective tallent. Funny how that works! I don't like him, but he is a solid QB and he will help any team that he goes to. Which is why, if I were in charge of the Jets, I would be on him like white on rice. I would give up on some good draft picks, or whatever would be necessary to get him. Clemens and Ratliff are both not the answer and thinking that they can lead the Jets to glory is like thinking that Rex Ryan can pull off another Baltimore/Dilfer superbowl miracle, and he simply doesn't have the defense to do that. Cutler, regardless of his arrogance, is one heak of a QB and he solidifys that position, and that position is the most important on the field.I for one would like to see Cutler go “ANYWHERE” besides the AFC West, because even though my Raiders have split the series with the Broncos the past two years, we would have a better chance if they didn't have Cutler.

Damn right! The guy got 42 points against us in the season opener last year. But in all honesty, I would rather see him go to the NFC. Maybe Detroit!

Sentencing him to Detroit would likely do wonders to curb his ego… Sadly, this happens all too often. Lindros did it in the NHL, and now Cutler is doing it in the NFL.The guy put up good numbers last year, but realistically needs to slow his ego down before he becomes known as a cancer…